First Bancshares (FBSI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, traders have sold 100 shares of FBSI short. Learn More on First Bancshares' current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to First Bancshares: Blue Foundry Bancorp (2.10%), LCNB Corp. (0.98%), FinWise Bancorp (0.42%), First United Co. (0.08%), First National Co. (0.10%), Investar Holding Co. (1.98%), Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (8.17%), Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (0.09%), Finance of America Companies Inc. (3.90%), Virginia National Bankshares Co. (0.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FBSI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Bancshares as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for First Bancshares occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FBSI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FBSI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.